WordPress and Genesis DIY: Freelance/Independent Website

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6/11/2015

Build a website for your independent business in the same spirit you run it. DIY (do it yourself) with WordPress and Genesis, the WordPress theme framework. In this course, Carrie Dils shows how to create a website complete with features such as a contact form, social media sharing buttons, and even recipes. She walks through every step in the process: from site planning and finding the right plugins, to installing a new child theme and customizing the appearance of your site to make it match your brand. She also offers tips for prepping and sharing your site with the world.

Find more courses in this series in our WordPress DIY playlist.

Topics include:

Understanding your site goals

Making a content inventory

Choosing a theme and plugins

Configuring theme settings

Finding and installing plugins

Adding custom styles

Securing your site and managing spam

Skill Level Beginner

1h 14m

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- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Carrie Dils,and I'd like to welcome you to Wordpress and Genesis DIY:Freelance or Independent Website.In this part of the Wordpress DIY series,we'll build a website for a freelanceror independent consultant from scratchusing Wordpress and the Genesis framework.By the end of this course,you'll have your own custom websiteready to support your business and showcase your work.We'll start by planning out the site's content.We'll determine our requirements,see what content needs to be created,and decide where everything's gonna go.

Next, we'll find and install a Genesis trial themeand customize the appearance of our sitein a way that makes the content stand outand invites visitors to contact you.From there, we'll discuss what to look forwhen it comes to finding the right pluginsto extend the functionality of Wordpress.Finally, I'll give you some tipsfor preparing your site for launchand then sharing it with the world.So go ahead, saddle up, and let's get startedwith Wordpress and Genesis DIY:Freelance or Independent Website.